jennyjenkinz Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 hello, i have been going through out puzzles this week and have noticed we have a lot with 1 or 2 pieces missing...i'm sure this is a problem that we all share...you know, children putting little things in their little pockets and going home with them and then they just get lost. So I thought that perhaps I would photograph the puzzles I have with missing pieces to see if anyone has a spare, and also to offer incomplete puzzles as spares for others...what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 what do you think? Puzzles reunited! Fab idea! Maz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Puzzles reunited, I'm in! Long time since I heard such a great idea, mrsW.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 What a great idea, I'll see if playgroup have any bits lying at the back of cupboards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyjenkinz Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 Ahh, thanks ladies! I shall take the photos on friday and up load them at the weekend x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 It doesn't work! I bought an incomplete one in a car boot sale same as one we had and the pieces are very slightly different so they don't work - now I have 2 incomplete tractor floor puzzles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 It doesn't work! There's always someone to spoil the fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Oh the memories :wacko: When I had my preschool we used to have this problem (as I am sure every other EY setting does in the whole country We were a pack away group so what we decided to do was to hang one of those plastic shoe holders on the inside of the cupboard door, we used the pockets to put any odd pieces of jigsaw, board games, dice, counters etc (oh and little girls pony tail bands ). So if we found that a puzzle piece was missing the children knew to go look in the plastic pockets, worked most of the time but not always. Every Friday one of the staff had the job of finding all the 'homes' for the 'odd & ends' . Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I reckon the puzzle pieces are hidden in the same place as odd socks! Gruffalo2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 It doesn't work! I bought an incomplete one in a car boot sale same as one we had and the pieces are very slightly different so they don't work - now I have 2 incomplete tractor floor puzzles! I work in two settings and managed to get a two jigsaws together for a reunion but the match wasnt perfect (there was a big age gap!) the colour and pictures where slightly off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I reckon the puzzle pieces are hidden in the same place as odd socks! Where? On MrsWeasley's feet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upsy Daisy Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Does she collect the lids off felt tip pens and little plastic pots as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 we did same as Peggy and had a pot to put all those bits in which was sorted end of each month in our case... puzzle bits were often found in there... Inge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 It's not only jigsaws - what about those lovely wall hangings with little fabric toys attached with velcro or in pockets? I've often wished there was a 'spare parts' site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 It's not only jigsaws - what about those lovely wall hangings with little fabric toys attached with velcro or in pockets? I've often wished there was a 'spare parts' site! In fact, when you come to think of it there are numerous resources and equipment which suffer from lost bits etc. I love the idea of a missing pieces swap shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 It's not only jigsaws - what about those lovely wall hangings with little fabric toys attached with velcro or in pockets? I've often wished there was a 'spare parts' site! I'm sure someone on here posted about that very thing a few weeks ago Weightman - but can't remember whether (was it Rea? ) had spare bits or needed them... Maz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiny Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I have a 'reunited' puzzle at work. We had two the same and one was a bit tatty and the other had a piece missing, so we made one good one and through the other out. The piece dosen't fit properly but with a good bag of the fist, it does the job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I have often been lucky enough to be able to colour photocopy missing pieces from a box lid and make up pieces for a lotto match game or something similar, but I so often do the charity shop rounds or school fetes and find "extras" to make a whole. Trouble is storing some of the items until that special day when you can say "Ah - I think I might have one of those!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I reckon the puzzle pieces are hidden in the same place as odd socks!Gruffalo2 Just wondered.....would your odd socks like to get together with mine! Sunnyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 My odd socks are sooooo excited about that idea ..... ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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